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I almost went with a lower score but thought we’d have to score 75 to beat Kansas. Really just want a win either way!!
Well this game is over for sure if we don't stop giving them offensive boards. Might be over even if we do. Defense has been shitty
Oscar's play has been shocking this year. According to some national broadcaster comments, his hype got to his head. It definitely shows. Blaming fouls doesn't hold. Even if whistles are quick, adapt. Only middle schoolers are exempt from being unable to tweak their game to the officiating. His "only" six years experience is a joke of an excuse. Playing basketball isn't that hard, coaching...yes, playing, no. Be smarter.
We are leaving them open. And when they do miss, we give up an offensive board. Kansas may be shooting lights out, but the WVU can't seem to miss its own ****ing foot.
WVU has won many games under Huggins. I'm content that he's here. However, how often can we point to games where the halftime score was close and WVU came out in the second half and blew the doors off the opponent?
Now, how often can we cite a close game at the half where WVU was completely outplayed in the 2nd? It's nearly every single fvcking game. Yes, I know KU is the 3rd ranked team in the country, but why does WVU NEVER destroy ANYONE in the second half? How can a team almost always play well in the 1st half, and nearly always need a 10 point lead for the fanbase to be mildly comfortable for the 2nd half?
No one should make a Koolaid, sycophantic defease of Huggins' refusal to make/poor halftime adjustments.
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Oh whatever, I'll said it...per dollar paid, Huggins is the worst 2nd half coach in the league.
Now, how often can we cite a close game at the half where WVU was completely outplayed in the 2nd? It's nearly every single fvcking game. Yes, I know KU is the 3rd ranked team in the country, but why does WVU NEVER destroy ANYONE in the second half? How can a team almost always play well in the 1st half, and nearly always need a 10 point lead for the fanbase to be mildly comfortable for the 2nd half?
No one should make a Koolaid, sycophantic defease of Huggins' refusal to make/poor halftime adjustments.
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Oh whatever, I'll said it...per dollar paid, Huggins is the worst 2nd half coach in the league.
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This was as about as bad a defense I have ever seen WVU play and that includes the Catlett era.
One thing I notice is McNeil is not the same player when McBride is not in the game with him. Early 2nd half foul trouble on McBride killed whatever momentum McNeil had.
KU 24 second chance points
One thing I notice is McNeil is not the same player when McBride is not in the game with him. Early 2nd half foul trouble on McBride killed whatever momentum McNeil had.
KU 24 second chance points
To have close to 900 wins and blow so many games in the second half ......
My god! Huggins must of started coaching in the 1940’s to pile up all those wins vs all those second half choke jobs.
My god! Huggins must of started coaching in the 1940’s to pile up all those wins vs all those second half choke jobs.
And there you have it, the beginning of nitwit non sequiturs that refuse to acknowledge WVU's five-year run of consistent poor 2nd half play.
Leave it to the Huggins simps to use wins at Walsh College 35 years ago to excuse 2nd half breakdowns, not merely outscored, but breakdowns....being totally run out of the gym, to the point of it being a common occurrence.
Over the last five or so years, WVU doesn't trail at the half by 3 and lose by 9. Or is up by 5 and lose by 2. No, it is very often up by 5 loses by 12. Or down 5 and loses by 20. How many times can you honestly say WVU played a better game in the 2nd half? And not against WKU or Duquesne.
This is a problem, and it has been for years. It's starting to plague Huggins's teams. To ignore it is simply refusing to recognize what is an obvious deficiency in every team for years.
Leave it to the Huggins simps to use wins at Walsh College 35 years ago to excuse 2nd half breakdowns, not merely outscored, but breakdowns....being totally run out of the gym, to the point of it being a common occurrence.
Over the last five or so years, WVU doesn't trail at the half by 3 and lose by 9. Or is up by 5 and lose by 2. No, it is very often up by 5 loses by 12. Or down 5 and loses by 20. How many times can you honestly say WVU played a better game in the 2nd half? And not against WKU or Duquesne.
This is a problem, and it has been for years. It's starting to plague Huggins's teams. To ignore it is simply refusing to recognize what is an obvious deficiency in every team for years.
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Yeah, Huggins was the one on the floor playing. It wasn't the lazy kids who think they're NBA qualified.
... and there you have it. A guy sits and drinks the same beer that ads run while watching a WVU game and becomes an all out expert on college basketball.
He doesn't play on the court. He doesn't do their dumbass mistakes. Idiots like you put far too much blame on coaches. If a coach doesn't get Wins the system will take care of the situation. Blaming a coach for poor execution is an excuse used by people like you. A fraud.
Huggins spoke in glowing terms about his roster before the season started, and the media fan boys announced that making the Final Four was a "reasonable expectation" for WVU, a national championship contender. Not the smartest approach, IMO, as it's preferable to "UPOD," that is, under promise and over deliver. Doing the opposite tends to lead to a disappointed fan base.
College basketball is rife with runs and swings in tempo and shooting and rebounding. Inconsistency is the most consistent thing for ALL college teams. Irritating as hell to fans, though, unless it's the other team being inconsistent. WVU needs more Richmond efforts and fewer Kansas efforts the rest of the season.
Fan bases shouldn't give such hype to a season that they just watched this same team last year lose 6 of 7 down the stretch.Huggins speaks of his teams in glowing terms every year. It's called coaches speak. Certain fans interpret that as we are the greatest.
My prediction was sweet 16 and I still see that.
Don't sell Kansas short. They deserve some credit for the ass whipping they put on us.
Your expectation is realistic, but Brad Howe predicted the Final Four before this team had played its first game. No team that lost 6 of its last 9 games should be assumed to be a Final Four team the following season, and even Tony Caridi knows this. Huggins doesn't usually speak as glowingly about his team as he did this preseason. He's usually more measured and worried about guys not spending enough time in the gym, missing shots or making bad passes Now, his complaining about poor shooting again.
This is simple....
Ball movement, space and open shooters are caused by one reason
Having two bigs of the court the entire time.
Have to decide what type of team you want to be. If you play huge and still can't get a rebounding edge it is time to try something us.
Was much easier when you had Haley
But
Gabe
Matthews
McBride
Sherman
McNeil
Should see more of this lineup
Culver and Oscar were abused last night and couldn't cover that space that Kansas created.
Almost all the Big 12 plays small like Kansas.
Ball movement, space and open shooters are caused by one reason
Having two bigs of the court the entire time.
Have to decide what type of team you want to be. If you play huge and still can't get a rebounding edge it is time to try something us.
Was much easier when you had Haley
But
Gabe
Matthews
McBride
Sherman
McNeil
Should see more of this lineup
Culver and Oscar were abused last night and couldn't cover that space that Kansas created.
Almost all the Big 12 plays small like Kansas.
Good coach. Not Great coach
Good coaches win games, win second round games.
Great Coaches Win Championships
Huggins is a Good Coach
Good coaches win games, win second round games.
Great Coaches Win Championships
Huggins is a Good Coach
Yeah, Huggins recruits them and develops them so
I like how when they win it's because of Brown or Huggins but when they lose its....
This is an extreme example, but you'd have to agree that a coach who wins 10% or less of their games yearly is a bad coach. Sure the players may be lacking hustle or making stupid mistakes, but in such a case you'd have to point to coaching being a problem. The point is that wins, losses, and overall season results are contributed to by both players and coaches. Be it for better or worse. To what degree by the two sides is debatable and case by case. This is the second game WVU has been outclassed on the glass by a team it shouldn't have and that is uncharacteristic for even some of our average or worse teams during Huggins tenure. Is it all complete laziness by players? Maybe. Is it all on Oscar that he is far worse now than last year? Maybe. Is it possible some aspects of coaching could be better regarding these two issues? Again, maybe.
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What are you talking about.
The issue was space on the perimeter. KU did whatever they wanted because WVU went big and couldn't cover that space with their bigs.
The issue wasn't a lack of hustle or players playing hard.
It was KU pretty much had open guys and WVU was running around like a chicken with their head cut off on the defensive end.
They were chasing shooters. Can't expect then to chase shooters and run after the ball at the same time.
What are you talking about.
The issue was space on the perimeter. KU did whatever they wanted because WVU went big and couldn't cover that space with their bigs.
The issue wasn't a lack of hustle or players playing hard.
It was KU pretty much had open guys and WVU was running around like a chicken with their head cut off on the defensive end.
They were chasing shooters. Can't expect then to chase shooters and run after the ball at the same time.
You didn’t answer the question; why is that? Why do you give credit to Huggins when the teams when but shield him from the loses? Again, what is the job description of a college basketball coach?
Didn't give credit to anyone and certainly not going to piss ant troll games with you so **** off trick dog.
I a homer fan proud of it you're a hater and apparently proud of it.
You can lead them to water but you can't make them drink.
If you can't see the answer then you're even dumber than I thought.
7-2 is all you need to think about. You cry about what you want to. I'll post what I want. You don't like it don't read it.
I like how you think it's the players when they win but coach when they lose. Last I checked basketball and football are team sports get clown ass.
You know where the ignore button is. If you don't like my home fan attitude then use it biotch.
Brad Howe is clueless. You're not a WVU fan find your grey ass board and go there. He should complain about poor shooting. They are shooting poorly.
